Softly Spoken Podcast

Episodes

1. 14

   The technology of story

   In Episode 2, my co-host Athena and I continue our exploration of the Narnia series, along with a few other books that captured my imagination at a critical time in my life. In the previous episode, Athena shared her thoughts on C.S. Lewis' book, Prince Caspian, and how it helped her to better...

   Feb 6, 2022

   14m
2. 13

   Fantastical worlds

   The Chronicles of Narnia were a series of seven books written by the British author C.S. Lewis in the 1950s. The most famous of the books is The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, a story of four children who flee to a countryside house at the outbreak of WW2 and discover a magic wardrobe that…

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   Jan 24, 2022

   16m
3. 12

   Season 2 trailer

   Softly Spoken Season 2 is coming! Season 2 builds on the theme of evolving identities from season one by exploring not just the moments, but the ideas that have grabbed and moulded us. I share some of my own influences, and am joined by my co-host, my wife Athena. We share books, movies…

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   Jan 9, 2022

   1m
4. 11

   I love ping pong

   Tanner Murtagh is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of neuroplastic pain - that is, pain that is not caused by structural issues. Himself a survivor of chronic pain, Tanner practices a relatively new form a treatment called pain reprocessing therapy. It is based on the work of Dr…

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   Nov 28, 2021

   34m
5. 10

   Of bodies and pain

   This week's episode is a conversation I had with my wife, Athena Cooper, back in 2017 about her experiences navigating chronic back pain. Athena was born with a genetic condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), which means her bones are brittle and break easily. A common side-effect of OI is...

   Nov 21, 2021

   14m
6. 9

   Ready to eat the world

   Last week we heard the first part of an interview with our guest, Paola Akl. In Part 1, Paola talked about the Lebanese side of her identity (she is half Colombian, half Lebanese) and she talked about how, after her mother's death, she made a trip to Lebanon for the first time. During this...

   Nov 14, 2021

   29m
7. 8

   Family constellations

   In Part 1 of two episodes, our guest, Paola Akl, talks about navigating the Lebanese side of her identity. Raised in Colombia by a Lebanese mother, Paola finds connection with the Lebanese community in Quebec, Canada while studying in an exchange program there. After her mother dies, she makes a...

   Nov 7, 2021

   21m
8. 7

   The daughter of a widow

   Today's guest is Anne, a friend and colleague. Some of her other identities include: East Indian (Tamil), immigrant, mother, sister, daughter, social worker, mental health counsellor, and youtuber. Born in Zambia, she shares what it was like to be the daughter of teachers who traveled the world,...

   Oct 31, 2021

   25m
9. 6

   Math and art

   Today's guest is Lin Hammill. Lin is a mathematician, a visual artist, a home renovator, a retired math professor and a refugee sponsor, among many other identities. Her life has had its fair share of peaks and valleys, starting with her early life, where violence threatened her survival. Lin...

   Oct 24, 2021

   35m
10. 5

    I am what I am

    Today's guest is Annette de Jager. Annette is a retired university professor and a former high school science teacher. She was born in the Republic of South Africa and grew up in what is today called Namibia. Despite early dreams of a paramedical career, life - and the societal scripts of the…

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    Oct 17, 2021

    22m
11. 4

    Out of darkness

    Host becomes guest in this episode. Stefan shares some of his key struggles and achievements - and the many identities he's traveled in and out of in pursuit of living a meaningful life. Stefan is a social worker, mental health counsellor, a husband, a dog-parent, a Canadian, a South African,...

    Oct 10, 2021

    25m
12. 3

    Animator interrupted

    Athena is a visual artist, digital marketer and, more recently, a therapeutic arts practitioner. She also lives with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a disability that means her bones fracture easily. In this interview, Athena shares her earliest dreams of becoming an animator, and how that dream got...

    Oct 3, 2021

    30m
13. 2

    The car accident

    How do you reinvent yourself after a traumatic brain injury? In Softly Spoken's inaugural episode, our guest, Anna, shares with us the ways a car accident changed the trajectory of her life and career. Follow Us Softly Spoken: An Introvert's Guide to Thinking Out Loud is a Tilted Windmills...

    Sep 26, 2021

    17m
14. 1

    Softly Spoken trailer

    An introvert's guide to thinking out loud about identity, meaning and the moments that make us who we are. Softly Spoken is a Tilted Windmills production. Follow us Twitter Facebook Website Get full access to Tilted Windmills at tiltedwindmills.substack.com/subscribe

    Sep 6, 2021

    1m